AMY
SHELTON AND V.H. MCNUTT ENDOWED PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Up to $1,000.
Exceptional students may be awarded more. Renewable on a competitive basis.
Criteria: Recipient must be enrolled full-time (minimum of 12 hours for undergraduate
students and minimum of 9 hours for graduate students) and pursing a
degree in the
Department of Geological Sciences.
Must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.00.
Recipients will be selected primarily on academic excellence, and need may
also be considered as determined by the department scholarship
committee.
Deadline: September 15th. Will accept applications from August 1 - September 15
MRS.
PARVATHAMMAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Amounts vary.
Criteria: Recipient must be enrolled full-time as an undergraduate actively
pursuing a degree in geology.
The award goes to a female student as long as females constitute a
minority of the geology majors.
The scholarship will be given to the student with the best academic
performance during the past year as determined by the department
scholarship committee.
Deadline: March 1
SOUTHWEST GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Amounts vary.
Criteria: Must be a geology major or graduate student who has applied to
attend summer field camp, and has been accepted.
The scholarship is awarded based on academic excellence and needs as
determined by the department scholarship committee.
Deadline: March 1
DR. JAMES O. JONES ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Amounts vary.
Criteria: Must be actively pursuing a degree in geology. Applies and accepted to attend geological field-based
instruction (e.g. summer field camp). Or, geological field based research.
The scholarship is awarded based on academic excellence, need and
excellence of the proposal as determined by the department
scholarship committee.
Deadline: March 1
Scholarship Opportunities Outside of UTSA:
THE FOLLOWING
THREE (3) SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED BY THE SOUTH TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY (STGS).
INQUIRE AT THE STGS http://www.stgs.org/.
JONES-AMSBURY
RESEARCH GRANT
Award: Up to $1,000 to support student
(undergraduate and graduate) research directly related to the
geology of South Texas.
Deadline: Varies. Awards are made by May 31.
Application is made to the STGS.
FIELD
CAMP SCHOLARSHIP
Award: Up to $1,500 for summer field camp expenses.
Deadline: March 31. Application made to the STGS.
CHAIRMAN'S AWARD
Award: $500
The award goes to a "meritorious, needy or otherwise qualified
student" as recommended to the chair by the departmental scholarship
committee. The recipient's name is submitted to the STGS before the end of April.
STGS offices are located at 900 N.W. Loop 410, Suite D-100, San Antonio, TX 78209. Contact person is Ms. Doreen Brooner at 210-822-9092.
